OCR00041 - Gradius 'Horizontal Armada'

[Joe Redifer]

Gradius 'Horizontal Armada'

This sounds pretty cool, fake orchestra with drums and other electronic sounds! Not the best Gradius tune in the world, but this one was a good one to remix and give it that DJP touch (it sounds a wee bit similar to his StarFox mix). The french horn sounds pretty good, though I am used to a bit more texture from french horn sounds. A good listen.

[Samus Aran]

Wow, I love this remix! The horns really add to the "prestegioius fanfare" type of feeling you get from this mix, and the strings add yet another solid layer to it. I love it... it's your typical "heroic" sounding fanfare with some syncopation and an energetic beat! This is great, I can listen to it repeatedly without it losing any of its impact. It sounds like it could be the opening theme for some sci-fi show. Great mix! :)

personal rating: 9/10

[Kiyobi]

sounds like something that'd come out of starfox. good stuff.

[jordex]

I don't know how to describe this one but I liked it!

The french horn is a weird instrument for this piece but it somehow fits and is cool that way its used...

Well... Like I said, I don't know how to describe this so there's my attempt.

Great piece, djp!

[Jean Quad Van Damage]

Usually I can guess a remix's original track within the first few seconds of the stream, but I got confused with this one. I was thinking that this was the First dungeon of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.

Strange. : ] I liked this mix, though. : D *downloads it*

[RimFrost the Tourianist]

MMMmmm this is Gradius goodness (i wonder how i missed this one..?) stupid lazyness of mine :lol:

Thanks djp , for restoring my faith in the Vic Viper !


..Now if i could only find the Gradius V soundtrack somewhere ,that should be a blast.

[Crabsmasher]

I love the beginning of this remix! I don't know what it is with me and songs that start quiet then explode into something much louder... but I love them. Great work. I have never played Gradius let alone heard the music, but regardless this is some great music.

[OA]

Pretty nice sample quality, especially considering the age of the mix, but I have to admit im not really digging the bass sound. There is a lot of energy in the percussion without having a huge drum sound, and overall it meshed pretty well, with the bass exception.
The interpretation is a little too basic for my tastes, but the song is short enough that it doesn't over-repeat.

[DragonAvenger]

The first few seconds really makes me think of Star Trek.

This is a weird concoction. Having the horn in the techno-y feel is very strange to me. Almost too opposite to really mesh. Despite that, the horn sound is pretty decent for the age. The rest of the piece meshes well together, and the mix is pretty energetic throughout. Oh, and the ending is pretty ubrupt.

Overall, I'm not crazy about the mix, and have to unfortunately pass on it, but it seems that the other reviewers enjoyed it, so it's a personal opinion.

[42]

The first few seconds really makes me think of Star Trek.


Sort of...
They remind me more of Star Fox.
I keep having this bizarre deja vu whenever I hear this and it's driving me nuts. :P

Still this is a great mix, very space worthy.

[Marmiduke]

The Star Fox sound is perhaps unsurprising, seeings as this was released a week after 'Clan McLoud', which shares many of the same instruments djpretzel was using at the time. That being said, the theme really is space adventure-ish, so... identity crisis definately does ensue.
For what this is, I really enjoy it. It's a good melody, done with some style. It's got a nice, powerful rhythm which I dig. There are signs of early-itis around the edges, but at its core, it's pretty solid. Good proof of the quality that exists even in the original batch of mixes.

[Bahamut]

This is kinda nifty, but the structuring is weird. It builds up and launches into the melody, and in the middle does some quick changeup in pace, only to switch back to what it was doing before that changeup. It is probably my main gripe, as well as the song screaming for some more expansion to it.

[MechaFone]

Wow, one of our oldest remixes. Surprisingly, it stands the test of time. Not one of the more advanced remixes of course, but as a classic it stands out.

[SubNormal J3]

0:23 disco sounds are awesome here.
0:43 timpani's really push this forward
1:42 nice thick basslines

[Crulex]

Sweet, the French Horn and disco backing music works really well here. Kinda heroic while injecting some energy into the ReMix. Not much else I can say, other than this is one of those old tracks that aged very nicely.